1. Simile or metaphor?
Your challenge today is to recognise the difference between a simile and a metaphor, can you do it?

2. A simile is where two things are directly compared, and “as” or “like” is usually used to compare.
Instead of saying “He ran quickly”.
He ran as fast as a cheetah.
For example:
As cold as a dog’s nose.
He was slow like a snail.

3. Common Similes "I feel as old as dirt" "You are as slow as molasses"
"She was as white as a ghost".
“He ran like the wind”

4. A metaphor also compares two things, but it does it more directly without using “as” or “like”.
For Example:
The shop was a little gold mine.
“This room is an Oven!”
Do I mean that this classroom is an oven?

5. Common Metaphors The crowd began to simmer down.
-Heat is activity, and activity is heat.
A recipe for disaster .
-A disaster is the finished product of bad ingredients and processes.
She had a raw talent for music.
-Talent is only potential, and must be developed (cooked).

6. Metaphor or Simile? Tim was as tall as Mount Everest
Simile: uses as to compare Tim and Mount Everest.
Jordan walked like an elephant on parade.
Metaphor: compares Jordan and elephant without like or as.

7. Your Turn!
Carrying my book bag was like dragging around a bag of boulders.
Simile: uses “like” to compare book bag and boulders.
She danced like she was trying to stomp on rabid squirrels.
Simile: uses “like to compare dance and squirrels.
Jordan’s reply was burning hot and crispy.
Metaphor: compares reply with hot and crispy without using “like” or “as”.